It’s a big sun down here in Florida. If you don’t believe me just come down here and walk the docks or a mall parking lot mid-day without a hat on. I concede you sun glasses but dare to try it for any length of time without a hat. So ya just gotta love a […]
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Anticipation
These pellies do think breakfast is being served. While the shrimper is cleaning and tossing collateral haul from its nets, not many of these birds will get anything. Sorta like buying a lottery ticket. The astute observer will note that this image was taken over a week ago just as we got underway headed down […]
Kids – A Double Double
First we have two great Blue Heron fledglings in the late afternoon sun. They are from an early hatching and are just about ready to fly. But they can’t yet so they seem to hang out, harass each other and occasionally stretch their wings. We, on the other hand, can visit the Venice rookery over […]
Lone Sentinel
Modern technology is marvelous. We can find out almost anything we want by tapping on a keyboard even detailed info on our current weather. However, the old fashioned-stick-one’s-head-out-the-window method still has its place. Maybe there’s a nice sunrise and just maybe we would get to enjoy it with neighbors. In this case, a great blue […]
More Evidence
Spring sure is hard to find. It doesn’t reach out and demand attention. Most everything growing is the same stuff and that stuff is always green. Takes at least several trips to find proof of seasonal process but persistence pays off. We have bona fide recognizable forensic evidence of a season change – maple seeds […]
Spring Is in the Air
Oh yes, spring is definitely in the air down here. Pollen’s yellow pixie dust is everywhere. So what’s spring like? Actually almost invisible. Scattered swamp maples flush purple. The occasional Redbud is in bloom. Regular deciduous trees have yet to start up again. A person has to go looking for spring and so we did. […]
Quiet Afternoon
Looks like a quiet summer afternoon with clouds maybe building up for an afternoon shower. Yes it is January but not by outward appearances or temperature. Tan marsh grasses and a creek with buffleheads, mergansers, wood ducks, and loons pleasantly tells us it is winter fishing season for birds. The afternoon has its own little […]
Morning Mists
A quiet morning in the mountains. Nice theme for a new year if we allow images to have suggestive powers. Perhaps I remain influenced by my brief time in Japan. New Year’s is a quiet time for family and reflection. Soft morning light, gently dissipating mists seem quite appropriate to the occasion. Click on image […]
Remnants of 2011
We do love our life cycles particularly those we conjure up out of nowhere. What’s so special about resetting a calendar? Does it have more import than the sun bouncing off the bottom a couple days ago or than messing with clocks and our biorhythms back early November? Not at all but we insist on […]
Ghosts & Other Delights
I provide the ghosts. I trust you folks will have your own choices for seasonal delights well in hand. Click on image for larger view.